Question

What are pedipalps and how would you describe their appearance?

Answer 1

Pedipalps are leg like structurs, close to the mouth, on several arachnids.

Explanation:

Those legs like structurs comme in many form among the class of Arachnids.
in may comme in different shape, simple, or in form of a pincer:

for instance, the scorpion 's pincers are it's pedipalpes, in the forme of chelate pincer:

The Harvestmen's pedipalps avec also in the form of pincer but subchelate:

On spider's the pedipalpes are simple. They can bu used for food maniulation and reproduction (for the male):

Indeed, the male spider use it's pedipalp in order to inject sperm in the female epigyne: